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send in translations in your native language of Nadieh songs to: tanyavdspek@hotmail.com
Your translation may be your interpretation of the lyrics. It doesn't
have to be the exact, literally translation. None of the translations
on this page are, really! Nadieh always said listeners are free tot
interpretate whatever they hear for themselves. That's why she hardly
ever explained any of her lyrics.

English

Dutch

Southern
Light

Zuiderlicht

We were
born with the light of the gypsy
Worn out clothes and a radiant third eye
Now our violins lie somewhere on the backseat
It's been ages since we've played them live

Southern light, make us whole
pour some lovin' in our soul
I know there's life when the hope is gone
Southern light, and the dance goes on

One step too far, can't match the Maker
'Cause it's ten steps back and running out of time
Fallen from grace, or caught by the fragrance of
' Hold on to me, now don't you cry'

Southern light, make me whole
Pour some sunshine in my soul
I know there's life when the hope is gone
Southern light, 'cause the dance goes on

Are
you helpless, childish, sometimes untrue
Are you thinking that no one on earth is like you
Are you African, Mexican or whatever brew
Are you Christian or Muslim or singing the blues
Go stand, go stand for what you are
Go stand, go stand, stand up for what you are

Are you wise, ambitious,
shiny or cool
Are you educated, or frustrated, believer or fool
Are you searching, or are you yearning
Are you short, bold or tall
Are you crying, are you fighting
Come fight for us all
And go stand, go stand for what you are
Go stand, go stand, stand up for what you are

Are you homeless or helpless,
seeing or blind
Are you crying, are you laughing
Come fight for mankind
And go stand, go stand for what you are
Go stand, go stand, stand up for what you are

Note: Nadieh wrote this song specially for the TV programme
"De Opdracht". "De Opdracht" means "The Assignment".
Her assignment was to make a song that would be an interpretation of the
theme Good Friday. The evening that Jesus Christ died. Nadieh herself
also died on Good Friday 1996. In the TV programme you can see how Nadieh
writes this song at the kitchentable, with her sister Manon and her neighbourgirl
Annebelle.

Note:
Nadieh died herself just like Jesus Christ, on Good Friday. The night
of April 5th 1996. Nadieh was very religious. In this song I think she
sings about the fact that life on earth can be hard, with all the wars
going on and how God's love can offer you comfort with every step in your
life.

English

Dutch

Green Eyes

Groene Ogen

Green, green eyes
in the rain
all the things I wore and draped like mountains on the floor
There’s really not much left
besides the pain of looking at these green eyes in the rain

Thoughts, a market
place of thoughts
you pick them out and stuff your bags untill you break your back
And then there’s really not much left
beside the pain of staring at these green eyes in the rain

And we live our
lives
life, never shows us just
what’s on the other side
though in a flash I thought that I had seen …

Green , green eyes
in the rain
they can build castles and then tear them down again
and the only thing I can really do
is, love those green eyes that belong to you

And we live our
lives
life, never shows us just
what’s on the other side
though in a flash I thought that I had seen …

Green , green eyes
in the rain
lift me up and throw me down again
but the only thing I can really do
is, love those green eyes that belong to you

Note: Nadieh did an impressive, very vulnerable live version
of this song live at the CD Awards 1988, after wich she won the award.
She was totally surprised, she never expected to win, she said.

Note:
This song is written for Nadieh's best friend in the eighties, Inge.
Inge has green eyes. Nadieh also sings about 'green eyes' in the song
Wonderful World. Marja, the woman that was Nadieh's biggest spupport after
her boyfriend died at age 17 also has green eyes. Marja introduced the
Baha'í' faith in Nadieh's life. Nadieh was very religious.

English

Dutch

Turn me Loose

Geef me mijn
vrijheid terug

Crashed with my car
smashed against a lamppost
broken windows, but the engine works

Crashed with my brain
smashed against a feeling
got a child in my belly, people in my stomach
and I don't know how to deal with your love.

Nothing human strange to
me
when I turn my back on you it says
'I wanna be with you'
Nothing human strange to me
when I keep my distance it just tells
'I care for you'
and how I care for you ... turn me loosel

Nothing human strange to
me
when I close my eyes it means the same as
'I wanna look at you'
Nothing human strange to me
when I keep my distance it just tells ...

Note:
This was Nadieh's first single 'new style'. She started to make
rock music, inspired by Gianna Nannini, who Nadieh met in Japan, at
the Yamaha World Music Festival.

Note: Nadieh once literally crashed her car into a lamppost
after a desperate, non succesful attempt to win someone's heart. Nadieh
has also once said that she had a dream about crashing her car into a
brick wall after she realised a relationship wasn't working anymore.